Arrgh! I wasn't saying that first degrees in Librarianship weren't
relevant. I was putting the opposite view of the previous poster who said
'Well, who are these people who do degrees in say, Archaelogy, Modern
Languages, Biology etc and then end up as librarians ? What WAS the point
of doing a first degree in subjects which require certain commitment...'
Many jobs in academia do require or expect a first degree in another
subject, this does not mean that those who have done librarianship as their
first degree are not good candidates. Rather it says more about
the traditional expectations of the university sector.
I didn't know what job I wanted to do when I was 18 and applying to
university, but then I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do when I left
either. Some people do have clear career ideas, or enter education at later
stages. So it's just as well that there are different routes available for
us to choose from. Anyway, I think it's the on the job experience that
really counts.
Rowena
On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:20:14 +0100 "Bye, Dan J" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> My first degree is in Librarianship. There is no way on earth I could
have managed a postgraduate qualification, the state I was in at the > end
of that.
>
> I work in an academic library.
>
> Where does that leave me?
>
> Dan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rowena Macrae-Gibson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 19 June 2002 10:15
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: consume
> >
> >
> > Well for Library posts in academia or special libraries, your
> > first degree
> > may very well be relevant or required. Although not everyone
> > will end up
> > working with subjects that directly match their first degrees, subject
> > knowledge is useful in many areas of the job, such as
> > answering enquiries,
> > liaising with academics, developing user education or managing stock.
> >
> > Besides, I didn't know that I was destined for the excitement that is
> > Librarianship when I was filling in my UCCA form. ;-)
> >
> > Rowena
> >
> > On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 08:57:06 +0000 "E.S. Rees"
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
Rowena Macrae-Gibson
Subject Liaison Librarian
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex. UB8 3PH
tel: 01895 274000 ext2788
fax: 01895 203264
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